The representative of the US Presidential Administration said that sanctions were preparing against Russia in the case of the “invasion” to Ukraine would be harder to those who were accepted after the accession of the Crimea in 2014, reports Kommersant. Restrictions will affect the financial sector, defense and aerospace industries, artificial intelligence and quantum computers. They will be introduced at a time, not in stages. At the statements from the White House, the dollar rate to the ruble added about 20 kopecks. – by 17:55 Moscow time the dollar was at the mark of 79.2 rubles.
“When in 2014 we introduced sanctions, much less severe than those we consider now, restrictions on foreign capital to work in Russia led to its record outflow, the depreciation of the Russian currency to 50%, and the Russian Central Bank was It is forced to use 25% of its reserves to protect the ruble, “said the high-ranking representative of the American administration on special cliff for journalists on January 25. His name is not called.
According to the representative of the White House, the sanctions “will damage the areas that are important to the Russian leadership.” If Russia intends to develop these sectors, it should be understood that the equipment can be required that can only be provided by the US official: “Russia will have a weak position in the medium term.”